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siderable numbers, but the rain poured down without ceasing. 

 Delightful walks through the Park had been proposed, but were 

 clearly out of the question. Never mind. If people are blessed 

 with good humour, and a determination to make the best of 

 circumstances, they are not easily defeated. We went to the 

 Church, where the kind Hector, Mr. Powell, occupied us well and 

 profitably in shewing and explaining to us the highly interesting 

 features of the building, which he has partially restored with 

 excellent taste. 



"We then put ourselves under the guidance of Professor Buck- 

 man, to see the pavements discovered in the town, which he has 

 so ably illustrated in his " Corinium" and which we trust will 

 ere long be placed in a building now in actual course of erection, 

 under the care of Lord Bathurst, (who, I am sure, will forgive the 

 impatience with which the work is looked upon,) which will add a 

 feature of so great interest to the town. 



After seeing these, however, a couple of hours still remained to 

 dinner, and the rain continued. We went to the Museum. 

 Perhaps we may be forgiven if we say that the room had not the 

 appearance of light and gaiety most captivating to Ladies. 

 Nevertheless, Dr. Wright, who understands his subject so truly 

 as to be never at a loss, taking his subject from a small collection 

 of echinoderms, but branching from thence into the general 

 principles of fossil zoology, gave us an off-hand but most interest- 

 ing lecture, which, with a reply by Mr. Buckman, allowed us 

 scant time to return to prepare for dinner. 



After dinner the time was spent very agreeably, by examining 

 a large variety of drawings and specimens, and listening to a 

 very interesting discussion on the habits of the Hedge-hog. 



On Sept. 20, the Club met to breakfast at Painswick House, 

 by the invitation of our hospitable member, Wm. Henry Hyett, 

 Esq. Mr. Gyde exhibited after breakfast a most perfect camera, 

 for taking photographs, I think in less than five seconds. We 

 then walked through the gardens to a beautiful collection of 

 Ferns, which were nourishing as they are rarely seen to do in a 

 newly planted collection, and returning to the house examined 

 the stained woods for the successful preparation of which Mr. 

 Hyett has long been celebrated, together with some trunks of 

 trees, now in the progress of absorption. The process is inte- 

 resting, independently of the staining of the wood, as presenting 

 several new and curious features in vegetable physiology. 



One party then went to examine the Quarries near the Horse- 

 pools, while the remainder walked over Painswick Beacon, passing 

 the spot on which it is recorded that the unhappy Charles stood 

 with his sons, watching his army retiring from Gloucester, till 

 the eldest being tired, begged him to go home, and the monarch 

 made the sad but memorable reply, " My Sons, we have no home 

 to go to !" 



Leaving the grand encampment which crowns the summit, 

 we proceeded to Pinknash Park, the seat of James Ackers, Esq. 



